Jeremiah Basse

Jeremiah Basse (died 1725) was Governor of New Jersey from 7 April 1698 to November 1699, interrupting Andrew Hamilton's two terms.

Biography
Jeremiah Basse was born in England, and he worked as an Anabaptist preacher before serving as agent for the West Jersey Society to the Board of Trade from 1695 to 1698. He was appointed colonial governor of New Jersey in 1698 after pressuring the Board of Trade to sack Andrew Hamilton due to his not being a natural-born citizen of England (he was from Scotland). However, Basse failed to maintain a good administration, and Hamilton succeeded him in 1699. He went on to serve as Provincial Secretary from 1703 to 1715 and as New Jersey Attorney General from 1719 to 1723.